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Show fit r:rr - v M j ,t ff ' i &'. v- - If mm w ; r x ;i - f A' J 4 1 1 ; . . i.,.,.. , I- ' - 'J V N.,UVL-U Ln,--- .-..nro.J Noranda Reduces Ontario Work Force, Fifty Miners Laid Off Approximately 50 employees em-ployees were laid off Tuesday Tues-day at the Ontario Mine south of Park City, effecting an immediate 18 percent reduction of force. Employees Em-ployees were informed of the lay-offs when they showed up for the day's early shift and apparently company officials could not advise them when and if they would be rehired. Sources close to the mine said they had anticipated a possible cutback but hoped it would not occur so soon. Spokesmen for Noranda Mining Incorporated said the reduction of forces was brought about by steadily declining metal prices nationally na-tionally and lagging production produc-tion within the mine itself. Since the first of the year silver has dropped nearly $4 per ounce from over $lb to just above $12. Noranda spokesmen blamed the production pro-duction problems on lagging rehabilitation work necessary neces-sary for "developing the mine to planned production levels". Noranda maintained in its tlI,i1ltl l!, press release issued 1 uesday 7 o ct-that ct-that the reduction would not tjfi affect "the ongoing deepen- ii ing of the main production pTta shaft nor the development of Pi t-r- j a lower production level." cx Engineering w ork will o o apparently continue as sche- c & duled on the adjacent Park v r)& Citv Consolidated Mines 22 property recently leased by cj cr H Noranda. " Since the majority of & Noranda's employees reside g outside the Park City limits K the effects of the layoffs arc ! expected to be felt hardest in H Heber City and Kamas. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 |